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Does this map explain gay marriage in the US?

By Ryan Teague Beckwith, Digital First Media

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11/11/2013 09:44:30 AM EST

Does this map explain gay marriage in the U.S.?

Hawaii is poised this week to become the 16th state to recognize gay marriage.That would cap off a remarkable year for supporters, who have seen the Supreme Court overturn a federal ban and reinstate gay marriage in California while states like Minnesota, Rhode Island, New Jersey and Illinois join the fold.Still, the states that recognize gay marriage have fallen into a predictable geographic pattern: the Northeast, the West Coast and the Upper Midwest.A new map may help explain the regional ...

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